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diff --git a/extras/libmemif/docs/devperftest_doc.md b/extras/libmemif/docs/devperftest_doc.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..45741457b6c --- /dev/null +++ b/extras/libmemif/docs/devperftest_doc.md @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +## Development performance test {#libmemif_devperftest_doc} + +Simle test cases using ICMP. icmpr-epoll example app generates and transmits packets over memif interface. + +#### TC1: LIB-VPP + +Start icmpr-epoll example app and VPP. + +VPP-side config: +``` +DBGvpp# create memif id 0 master +DBGvpp# set int state memif0/0 up +DBGvpp# set int ip address memif0/0 192.168.1.1/24 +``` +icmpr-epoll: +``` +conn 0 0 1 +``` +> Last argument specifies interrupt function to use. This function only respondes to ARP requests. This is important because, packet generation and transmitting is handled by a separate thread. Calling memif_tx_burst from multiple threads writing on same queue could transmit uninitialized buffers. +Once connection is established, you can send ping from VPP to icmpr-epoll app to learn its mac address. +``` +DBGvpp# ping 192.168.1.2 +``` +> There should be no ICMP response. Only ARP response. +Now send ICMP requests from icmpr-epoll: +``` +send <index> <num-of-packets> <ip_daddr> <hw_daddr> +send 0 5 192.168.1.1 02:fe:ff:ff:ff:ff +``` +this command will create new thread which will generate icmp packets and transmit them over memif connection with specified index. Once the sequence is finished status will be printed. + +###### Example results (owerview of test data) + +(This test was run with modofication in VPP-memif plugin. The modification disallows memif tx node to allocate last ring buffer) +lib-tx: 200M (if ring full don't drop packets) +vpp-rx: 200M +vpp-tx: 200M - 50K (if ring full drop packets) +lib-rx: =vpp-tx +drop: ~0.025% (full ring) +pps: ~650K +multiple interfaces: +pps: divided +drop: constant + +#### TC2: LIB-LIB + +This test case will not drop packets if memif ring is full. Instead it will loop until all required packets have been sent. + +Start two instances of icmpr-epoll example app. +instance 1: +``` +conn 0 1 0 +``` +instance 2: +``` +conn 0 0 1 +send 0 5 192.168.1.1 aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa +``` +> icmpr-epoll example app doesn't check ip or mac address so as long as the format is correct you can type anything as ip_daddr and hw_daddr arguments. + +###### Example results (owerview of test data) + +lib1-tx: 200M (if ring full don't drop packets) +lib2-rx: 200M +lib2-tx: 200M (if ring full don't drop packets) +lib1-rx: 200M +drop: obsolete +pps: 4.5M +multiple interfaces: +not tested (excpected same as TC1) + +#### TC3: LIB-LIB + +Start two instances of icmpr-epoll example app. +instance 1: +``` +conn 0 1 +``` +instance 2: +``` +conn 0 0 1 +send 0 5 192.168.1.1 aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa +``` + +###### Example results (owerview of test data) + +lib1-tx: 200M (if ring full don't drop packets) +lib2-rx: 200M +lib2-tx: 169626182 (if ring full drop packets) +lib1-rx: =lib2-tx +drop: ~15% +pps: ~6M +multiple interfaces: +not tested (excpected same as TC1) |